memory‚ problem solving‚ or language (Wikipedia ‚ January 2009). Cognitivism is the school of thought that comes from this approach. This school of though is interested in how people mentally represent information processing. Wilhelm Wundt‚ the Gestalt psychology of Max Wertheimer‚ Wolfgang Kohler and Kurt Koffka‚ and of course Jean Piaget was the foundations in this work. They provided the theory or stages that describe children’s cognitive development (Wikipedia‚ January 2009). There are two approaches
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• • John Locke- blank slate “Tabula Rasa” Wilhelm Wundt- Structuralism (uncovering the fundamental mental components) William James- Functionalism (what the mind does and how behavior functions) Max Wertheimer- Gestalt Psychology (how perception is organized. John Watson- Behaviorism (observable‚ measurable behavior) Abraham Maslow- humanistic (ability to make choices) Sigmund Freud- psychodynamic (behavior is motivated by inner forces) What can I do with a Psychology major? • Psychology
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Evolutionary Psychology: Learning‚ Biology and the Brain Hegel—thesis (consciousness mind) anti thesis (beh) synthesis (cog/beh) Taste Aversion: powerful disinclination toward eating or drinking certain substances. Easily learned—sometimes after a single exposure—are highly resistant to extinction and demonstrate biological constraints What are 3 characteristics of taste aversion that classical conditioning doesn’t explain very well? 1. Conditioning results from the repeated pairing
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|Points Awarded |90.00 | |Points Missed |10.00 | |Percentage |90.0% | [pic] 1. Which of the following is found in the definition of the term Psychology? [pic]A) Cognition [pic]B) Scientific study [pic]C) Experimental methods [pic]D) Relationships |Points Earned: |2.0/2.0 | | |Correct Answer(s): |B | [pic] 2. Maggie was sent to the school psychologist for an intelligence test. Based on the
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to mind and consciousness -Used direct observations to supplement introspection (the examination ones own mental and emotional processes) -Influenced by Darwins theory of evolution -Adaptive behavior patterns are learned and maintained Behaviorism -John Broadus Watson -Focuses on learning observable behavior -B.F. Skinner -Learned behavior is behavior that is reinforced
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field. Some early theoretical psychologists and modern experts have criticized the missing unity of psychology (Darity‚ 2008). In the early twentieth century‚ there was a movement to unify major concepts in psychology such as psychoanalysis‚ behaviorism‚ Gestalt psychology‚ and structuralism. Later‚ criticisms involved multiple theoretical approaches and empirical data that were often contradictory (Darity‚ 2008). Today‚ the field of psychology is so diverse in its concepts and its positions on theories
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Development Theorist: Jean Piaget: lived from 1896-1980. He was a biologist who grew up in Europe. That fact that he was an only child could be the reason that his theory emphasizes children as individuals who are active learners trying to solve problems and experiment. Piaget moved onto the study of understanding children’s development through observing them‚ talking and listening to children while the carried out activities and exercises he set out for them. Piaget’s main insight was the role
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Cognitive Psychology Study Guide Exam 1 Chapter 1 1) History of cognitive psychology: - 4 early psychologists influenced the study of cognitive psychology: 1) Wilhelm Wundt; 2) Edward Titchner; 3) Hermann von Ebbinghaus; 3) William James -Wilhelm Wundt: Book of “ Principles of physiological Psychology”. -He founded the first psychology journal (Philosophical Studies) -He was credit for starting
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of functionalism-learn how the mind produces useful behavior. William James describes psychology as “science of mental life” Gestalt psychology-organization is an essential feature of all mental activity. Reaction against reductionism. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. In the 1920’s-1960’s psychology became the “science of observable behavior” (behaviorism) Cognitive revolution started in the 1960’s and 70’s. cognition refers to knowledge. Cognitive psychology- study of peoples ability
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Developmental psychology is primarily concerned with the changes that occur during childhood and adolescence. Topics studied range from the control of movements‚ the acquisition of language‚ math and musical abilities‚ the formation of the self and the identity‚ the formation of emotional attachments‚ moral judgments and the development of problem solving and reasoning skills. More recently‚ the time span examined and compared within developmental psychology has expanded across the lifespan and
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